because of this; thanks to this; due to this
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
setting off (on a trip); departure
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
by sheer strength; by brute force
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
trivial; not amounting to much
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort